Citizen Action Group Hamilton
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 130958259RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($155,634) as filed with the CRA.
Citizen Action Group Hamilton is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $205K in revenue and $156K in expenditures.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 99% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $39K in 2024, the largest being $31K to Youth Employment Centre-Bold Street. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Citizen action group carries out work which supports persons experiencing difficulties finding and maintaining employment
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $205K | $156K | $76K | $277K | $39K | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $201K | $167K | $74K | $30K | $57K | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $198K | $258K | $89K | $43K | $120K | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $212K | $200K | $77K | $66K | $51K | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $203K | $202K | $73K | $26K | $50K | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $39K to 5 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$17K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Schuster (president); Ken Clewley (vice president); John Schaeffer (treasurer); Margaret Taylor (director); Dan Temprile (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Citizen Action Group Hamilton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130958259RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.